Betty Black

Many roads. Many miles. Many tales. Many lives. This Londoner was raised in Africa, schooled in Toronto, cut her teeth on the UK dance scene, made her bones working for every big name in the business and is now reborn as Betty Black the enigmatic and powerful performer presented to you here. Betty's version of "Sweet Dreams" is a reverse-engineered take on The Eurythmics pop classic, sounding like the 1964 “original” in the way that Gloria Jones’ “Tainted Love” relates to the Soft Cell 1981 version of the same song. Betty’s hi-energy “Northern Soul” approach to the tune has once again been a hit with DJ's and soul afficinados. Betty's take on Julie London’s classic “Cry Me A River” is a retro-soul, breakbeat smasher which has won praise from Keb Darge, Snowboy, Giles Peterson and Craig Charles who crowned it Funk Record Of The Year 2022 on his BBC Radio 6 Funk & Soul show. Where Julie smoulders, Betty explodes. James Brown meets James Bond and stars Miss Black on this funk 45 which is still available on vinyl through Skyline Recordings UK. Betty Black is sure to thrill fans of Gabriels, Sharon Jones, Lady Blackbird, Meyer Hawthorne and all things Soul, R&B and Jazz. Her combination of sophistication, glamour and grit is an intoxicating mix so have a sip…Have two and take a seat as the house lights dim and Betty takes the stage…. https://www.instagram.com/bettyblack.music/ https://www.facebook.com/originalbettyblack/ https://www.youtube.com/@bettyblackmusic